Asia Pacific Program for 12 September 2011
Australian government to rewrite Migration Act
The Australian government plans to rewrite the Migration Act to allow offshore processing, after the High Court scuttled what's become known as the Malaysia deal an agreement between Canberra and Kuala Lumpur to swap 800 asylum seekers for four thousand refugees.
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Court of Appeal to review Australia's people smuggling laws
Still on the subject of asylum seekers, a Court of Appeal in Victoria is now being asked to review Australia's people smuggling laws after a landmark legal ruling today.
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Text messages used to inflame sectarian violence in Ambon
Hundreds of security personnel have been sent to the eastern Indonesian island of Ambon after sectarian clashes claimed at least three lives and left more than 80 people injured.
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India turns inward to find terrorism threat
Two Indian-based militant groups, the Indian Mujahadeen and Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami, have claimed responsibility for last week's bombing at the High Court in New Delhi, which claimed more than a dozen lives.
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Europe debt woes felt throughout Asia
Europe's debt problems are continuing to take their toll on Asian markets and economies.
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ANZ funding rescues Ubud festival
It's been described as among the top six literary festivals in the world where authors and readers get together to talk books.
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